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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-3594809

Lilly E Reiser Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $325,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,528,425
  • Tax year 2024

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $7,361,883
  • Tax year 2023

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,006,943
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $7,082,322
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hebrew Free Loan Society IncNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $125,000
  2. Hillel InternationalWashington, DC

    General charitable purposes

    $100,000
  3. United Jewish Federation of Greater Stamford New Canaan & DarienStamford, CT

    General charitable purposes

    $100,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services1 grant $125,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $125,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $100,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Timothy CostelloPRESIDENT/ DIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $20,000
  • John CostelloVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $10,000
  • Katherine CostelloSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $10,000
  • Kevin CostelloTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $10,000

The return

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